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Chongwu Zhou


Jack Munushian Early Career Chair and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering (Joint appointment with Chemistry, Physics, and Chemical Engineering and Material Science)
Research Interest
  • Nanotechnology, nanoelectronics and bionanotechnology, and energy nanotechnology
  • Carbon nanotubes, graphene, and nanowires: synthesis and electronic applications
  • Biosensing and cancer therapy 
  • Solar cells, supercapacitors, and lithium ion batteries 
Research Areas
 
Other Link
    See Prof. Zhou's webpage for Department of Electrical Engineering
Contact Information

Web Site: 
http://nanolab.usc.edu/
E-mail:                       
chongwuz@usc.edu
Mailing Address:      
Department of Electrical Engineering - Electrophysics
RTH 511
Ronald Tutor Hall
3710 McClintock Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Office Location:       
 RTH 511
Office Phone:
(213) 740-4708          
Fax:                         
(213) 821-5696

Education

Postdoc in Chemistry, 1998-2000, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, 1999, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
B.S. in Physics, 1993, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
 
Selected Awards
NSF CAREER Award 2002
Zumbrege Interdisciplinary Research Award 2002
NASA TGIR Award 2002
USC Junior Faculty Research Award 2004
IEEE Nanotechnology Early Career Award 2007
 
Research Images

 
 
Selected Publications

Carbon nanotubes and graphene:

  1. "Synthesis, Transfer, and Devices of Single- and Few-Layer Graphene by Chemical Vapor Deposition”, L. Gomez, Y. Zhang, A. Kumar, and C. Zhou, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 8, 135 (2009). Online published on January 20, 2009.
  2. "CMOS-Analogous Wafer-Scale Nanotube-on-Insulator Approach for Submicrometer Devices and Integrated Circuits Using Aligned Nanotubes”, K. Ryu, A. Badmaev, C. Wang, A. Lin, N. Patil, L. Gomez, A. Kumar, S. Mitra, H. Wong, C. Zhou, Nano Letters, 9, 189 (2009).
  3. "Transparent electronics based on transfer printed aligned carbon nanotubes on rigid and flexible substrates”, F. N. Ishikawa, H. K. Chang, K. Ryu, P. Chen, A. Badmaev, L. De Arco Gomez, G. Z. Shen, C. Zhou, ACS Nano, 3, 73 (2008).  
  4. A Novel Nanotube-on-Insulator (NOI) Approach toward Nanotube Devices”, X. Liu, S. Han, and C. Zhou, Nano Letters, 6, 34-39 (2006). Reported by Scientific American. (April 2006, P16).
  5. Template-Free Directional Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on a- and r-Plane Sapphire”, S. Han, X. Liu, and C. Zhou, J. of Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 5294 - 5295 (2005).
  6. "Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Inverters”, X. Liu, R. Lee, J. Han, C. Zhou, Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 3329 - 3331 (2001).
  7. Modulated Chemical Doping of Individual Carbon Nanotubes”, C. Zhou, J. Kong, E. Yenilmez, H. Dai, Science 290, 1552 - 1555 (2000).
  8. Reversible Electromechanical characteristics of Carbon Nanotubes under Local Probe Manipulation”, T.W. Tombler, C. Zhou, L. Alexseyev, J. Kong, H. Dai, L. Liu, C. Jayanthi, M. Tang, S. Wu, Nature 405, 769 - 772 (2000).
  9. Nanotube Molecular Wires as Chemical Sensors”, J. Kong, N. Franklin, C. Zhou, S. Peng, K. Cho, H. Dai, Science 287, 622 - 625 (2000).  
Nanowires:  
  1. Flexible and transparent supercapacitor based on In nanowire/carbon nanotube heterogeneous films”, P. Chen, G. Z. Shen, S. Sukcharoenchoke, and C. Zhou, Applied Physics Letters, 94, 43113, (2009).
  2. Transparent Active Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode Displays Driven by Nanowire Transistor Circuitry”, S. Ju, J. Li, J. Liu, P. Chen, Y. Ha, F. Ishikawa, H. Chang , C. Zhou, A. Facchetti, D. B. Janes and T. J. Marks, Nano Letters, 8, 997-1004 (2008) (Featured as cover).
  3. Fabrication of Fully Transparent Nanowire Transistors for Transparent and Flexible Electronics”, S. Ju, A. Facchetti, Y. Xuan, J. Liu, F. Ishikawa, P. Ye, C. Zhou, T.J. Marks, and D.B. Janes, Nature Nanotechnology 2, 378 - 384 (2007).
  4. Magnetoresistive LaSrMnO3 Nanowires”, C. Li, B. Lei, Z. Luo, Z. Liu, D. Zhang, S. Han, and C. Zhou, Advanced Materials 17, 1548 (2005).
  5. "Single Crystalline Magnetite Nanotubes”, Z. Liu, D. Zhang, S. Han, C. Li, B. Lei, W. Lu, J. Feng, and C. Zhou, J. of Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 6 - 7 (2005). Reported by C&EN (January 3, 2005).
  6. Transition Metal Oxide Core-Shell Nanowires: Generic Synthesis and Transport Studies", S. Han, C. Li, Z. Liu, B. Lei, D. Zhang, W. Jin, X. Liu, T. Tang, and C. Zhou, Nano Letters 4, 1241 - 1245 (2004). Reported by Materials Today.
  7. Magnetite (Fe3O4) Core-Shell Nanowires: Synthesis and Magnetoresistance”, D. Zhang, Z. Liu, S. Han, C. Li, B. Lei, M.P. Stewart, J.M. Tour, and C. Zhou, Nano Letters 4, 2151 - 2155 (2004).
  8. Multi-Level Molecular Memories”, C. Li, W. Fan, B. Lei, D. Zhang, S. Han, X. Liu, T. Tang, Z. Liu, S. Asano, M. Meyyapan, J. Han, and C. Zhou, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 1949 - 1951 (2004). Reported by American Institute of Physics, Physics Today, and MRS Bulletin.
  9. Detection of NO2 down to ppb levels using individual and multiple In2O3 nanowire devices”, D. Zhang, Z. Liu, C. Li, T. Tang, X. Liu, S. Han, B. Lei, and C. Zhou, Nano Letters 4, 1919 - 1923 (2004).
  10. Diameter-controlled Growth of Single-crystalline In2O3 Nanowires and Their Electronic Properties”, C. Li, D. Zhang, S. Han, X. Liu, T. Tang, and C. Zhou, Advanced Materials 15, 143 - 145 (2003).
  11. In2O3 Nanowires as Chemical Sensors”, C. Li, D. Zhang, X. Liu, S. Han, T. Tang, J. Han, and C. Zhou, Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 1613 - 1615 (2003).  
Bionanotechnology:
  1. Label-Free, Electrical Detection of the SARS Virus N-Protein with Nanowire Biosensors Utilizing Antibody Mimics as Capture Probes”, F. N. Ishikawa, H. Chang, M. Curreli, H. Liao, C. Olson, P. Chen, R. Zhang, R. Roberts, R. Sun, R. Cote, M. Thompson, and C. Zhou, ACS Nano, 5, 1219 (2009).
  2. Rapid and Label-Free Cell Detection by Metal-Cluster-Decorated Carbon Nanotube Biosensors”, F. N. Ishikawa, B. Stauffer, D. Caron, and C. Zhou, Biosensors and Bioelectroncis, 24, 2967 (2009).
  3. Real-Time, Label-Free Detection of Biological Entities Using Nanowire-Based FETs”, M. Curreli, R. Zhang, F. N. Ishikawa, H. Chang, R. J. Cote, C. Zhou, and M. Thompson, IEEE Transactionson Nanotechnology, 7, 651 (2008). (invited review paper)
  4. Selective Functionalization of In2O3 Nanowire Mat Devices for Biosensing Application”, M. Curreli, C. Li, Y. Sun, B. Lei, M. A. Gundersen, M. E. Thompson, and C. Zhou, J. of Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 6922 - 6923 (2005).  
  5. Complementary Detection of Prostate Specific Antigen Using In2O3 Nanowires and Carbon Nanotubes”, C. Li, M. Curreli, H. Lin, F. N. Ishikawa, R. Datta, R. Cote, M. E. Thompson, and C. Zhou, J. of Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 12484 - 12485 (2005). Reported by National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).